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The Sunday Call'-I
VOLUME Ci:~NO. 63.
Washington Is Apprehensive of War With Japan
President Urges Californians to Recede From Their Position on School Question
VOTING DEVICES
CAUSE A ROW
IN SENATE
{Welch Fights Vigorously to
Obtain Investigation and
Lea-vdtt Tries to Prevent
iFOR^IER'PREPARINa
SPECIAL MEASURE
'^Existing Statute Prevents
Opening of Devices for
Half Year After Ballot
CAM, HEADQUARTERS,
1007 EIGHTH STREET.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. SI. — Existing
I«'t rilricatfd the lejzltlaton vrfco are
opposed to a siearchins tnvestisration of
Xhf votlaiT machine* employed In tbe
last San Francisco elections from an
nnpleasant fix this afternoon. Senator
L lllcbard A. Welch of San Francisco had
, >.roduced an BwkTrard atltuation by
offerlnc to pa y personally the expenses
of an expert mechanic, when it was
discovered , that the tnvestl;»tlo~n pro
posed by him could be had only after
the passare of a bill abrogating- exist- '
tns ceneral laws. Snch a bill he vrtll
lntrodnce tomorrow.
This was a busy day with the elec
tions committee , of ; both houses. The:
Assembly committee sat decorously for
several hours engrossed In a discussion
of tbe provisions of the Stetson bill, by
Tvhlch it was- proposed to give to Cali
fornia an Improvement over the Illinois
law. erroneously designated a direct
primary law. The Senate committee,
too, spent two calm, peaceful hours
feTTQXteSiJUithxmy'* reralJ measure, and
listening", lo the suggestions of T. . V.
Cator, president of the San Francisco
' Board of Election Commissioners, for
a general revision of the election laws
before It was thrown Into furious tur
jnoll by Senator Welch's resolution for
the Investigation of voting machines.
WOULD SETTLE A DOUBT
Senator Welch is not a Senatorial nor
yet a San Francisco machine man. He,
in common 'with many citizens of San
Francisco, is not satisfied that .the
voting machines, employed at the last
'^•ectlon In San /..Francisco were not
He believes that if the
machine cannot be manipulated to frus
trate the will "of the voter and ac
complish the purposes of the boss its
use Is a step in the'rlght direction. On
tL<s other hand he .believes that if ' the
machine can be. made- tp register -the
will of the boss In defiance of the in
tentions of the voter, the most sacred
right of American citizenship lias been
Invaded by a device that "cannot be put in
jail, as can a dishonest election offi
cial If apprehended in his dishonesty,
and that to remove all doubt the most
searching investigation should be con
ducted by the Legislature. To secure
such an investigation he Introduced
resolutions empowering the elections
committee to employ an expert and
showed his good faith today by offer-
Ing not only to pay the expenses of
the investigation but to deposit in
cash the price of the machine as an in
surance Against its Injury by ;the ex
' perts.
Welch asked the committee to report
. a resolution authorizing the elections'
! committee to constitute Itself an in
quisitorial body, employ an expert and
demonstrate. If possible, that a venal
expert in the, employ of a city adminis
tration could not , by a simple device
defeat the will of. the people. He said
a real doubt existed In ' the minds of
thousands of honest citizens ; of San
Francisco and called attention to the
{ fact that the people of, San, Jose have
refused to use the machines they pur
• chased at an expenditure of $26,000.
LEAVITT BREAKS LOOSE
Welch's proposition contemplated the
employment of an expert ' machinist,
unacquainted, with voting machines,
and the turning over to him of one of
the San Francisco machines, which he
was to take apart and discover, if pos
sible, some simple means by which the
machine could be manipulated. : He said
the voter could reasonably guard
against the dishonest election official —
at least could be sure that he prepared
an honest ballot, and in the event of
detected trickery, the individual, could
be punished.' A detected manipula
tion of the machine might not result
in disclosing the identity of the trick
ster, the machine could not be punished
and a- premium would . accordingly be
placed on dishonesty. Welch did not
pretend to say that the machine. could
A* manipulated, but he, did say that in
vlmmon with many San Franciscans
he entertained a doubt that he wanted
confirmed or, removed entirely.,
So far Welch's remarks, had not
touched any tender spots of Leavltt,
Continued ott r««e 3, Column • 1%
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOXE " TEMPORARY #S«
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 1; 1907
AVEATHER COXDITIOXB
YESTEED AT— CIoudy; showers at . night:
maximum temperature, 6S; mfqlmnTn tera-
peratnre, SO. '
FORECAST FOB TODAT— doody, " probably
diowera; fresh wett wind. '' { Pace 11
JiDITOHIAL, *
v All CiUfornla Is In tie grip of one mm. V. 8
\u25a0 The flght for ;• the . direct '; primary » c*cnot be !
concluded at this session of the Legislature. ?. 8
It does not appear . to ' be . good public \u25a0 policy
to lessee tbe sum of fire ' Insurance aTallable
for California risks. ' Pao 8
Our mlsrepresentatlTes at Sacramento are a
disgrace to California. Fare 8
JAPANESE' QUESTION
'" Washington belieres war. vrltb Japan Is cer
tain, unless California recedes from her. attl-.
tude en the school question. It is expected that
the Tokio Oorermaent will demand - all rights
accorded most-farored nations. Pages 1-2
Caminettl precipitates a llTely \u25a0 debate ; In the
Senate by cssaillng California's delegation :In
Congress for Inactivity on the Japanese \ ques
tion. Pa* e 2
LKGISI,ATT!RC \^;
- Assemblyman Smyth refuses to sign' retraction
cf statements concerning orgy, oa' funeral" train
and committee Is appointed. ,'. Far* 8
InltlatlTe and referendum 'Is «ztended' \u25a0', to
cities and 'counties by bill Introduced in Assem
bly bj Dayls. Paye ,8
Welch Insists on Investigation of rotlng ma
chines and ! prepares special bill to make I action
legal. , t J Par* 1
Threats of Insurance companies to leare State
cause Senate resolution to foster mutual Insur
ance. Fay* 8
CITY
Independent oil companies plan. to market fuel
oil In opposition to the Standard. Page 1
Hearing on tbe merger case before Interstate
Commerce ' Commissioner ' Franklin K. Lane Is
concluded . here with the testimony of Traffic,
Manager n. A. Jones, and \u25a0 after taking ' testi
mony on the toll case this afternoon the Com
missioner will go to Los Angeles. Pajre 16
Superrlsora withhold permission for operation
of part of Union-street road and Newhall must
gire bond for lmmedlat* .. completion :of »>'' sys
tem. ,* Pare 9
George H. Lewis of Goldfleld- falls, asleep ; in"
bathtub at St. - Francis • Hotel and 'narrowly.
escapes beisg drowned. :" ' : , 1 ;, ; - . . : * Far* 4 j
Grand Jury Is ready .to • declare \u25a0. Itself v to
whether • Unlttvl , Railroads ) has . kept Its \u25a0: promise J.
of better •errtce. 1 ,. \u25a0'" -;-. •r; ; '-j:'-'---".-">>-:v s **Par**»;
Local, pilots aroused by honor, paid to John
McFarlasd of state fire teg Ooreraor Irwln. . P.' 8
Health Board blanvea Police Judges for. failure
to convict owners of (insanitary stables. 1 ; Far* 9
Central Trust •* Company ." and * Germania Na
tional Bank take first step toward < amalgama
tion. ' Jf?^£i£pll§ ' Vag* 16
Police Judres will glre all conrlcted mashers ;
the limit. •• ' *, \u25a0 •\u25a0 Par* 16
Supreme Court' holds that oyster-beds are not
real, property and that title dies with original
owner. „ Pag* 9
Trans-Atlantic policy-holders ' can realize . but
25 per cent of claims, ' according 4to terms -of
settlement offered. - Pare 4
Price of Ice to be adranced next Mon
day. . Far* 16
Graft Is disclosed In Electrician W. P. Hew- ;
itt's corner .of city government. \u25a0 Page 18
SUBURBAN /.
Oakland Italian bunkoed oot 'Of $1530. by
fellow-countrymen, one of '. whom poses. : ai ' a
nobleman. ..Page 10
Jury In case of Mrs. Gwyer, accused of iur
der. disagrees. . Far* 10
People's Water Company merger "consum
mated, new corporation taking orer three* .Ala
meda County companies. Page 10
Coroner's jury finds that ' Frank Tnrpln mur-'
dered bis sister and then killed . himself at
Leoca -Heights. Page 10
Dr. Dille says be Is ready to gi-re name of
milliner be. accused to any woman willing' to aid
girls. J\'--i'. -F««* 10
coast *Jks'{o& i •
Wife of j Representative 'McLachlsn of Los
Angeles district dies at her home- In Pasa
dena. . . Page 6
James W. Rea appoints committee : that is to
provide for thorough investigation of election
frauds which were exposed in Ross-Langf ord
Gambling In Arizona -is to ' be stopped by
Samuel C Dodd, the '\u25a0 oil . trust* \u25a0 right-hand
man, passe* away. .. .' Par* 1
Members of the "theater trust" Indicted by a
I?ew York Grand Jury. ; , F*r* JB
Th re* more accepted Jurors excused In Thaw
case and one seat san remains Tacant, Par* 6
H. H. Rogers compromises suit brought against
him In Boston to recorer > $3,300,000. Par* 8
Strange combuatlbl* ', liquid, stored..w ith (other
evidence against \u25a0 : S teunenberg r : - J murderers. Is
Ignited ' and destroys \u25a0 all ' records 'that \u25a0 were kept
In safe. ' ' Par* 1'
WASHINGTON _
Senator \u25a0 Rayner \u25a0 makes speech denouncing the
President's c enrpatlon of , govemmenta.l functions
not conferred on Mm by the constitution. Par* 4
Members of th • Hpase .' hold : » debate on the
river and harbor appropriation bill. Far* 4
FOREIGN .
• Samoan chief who, sloped with Tillage maid is
sentenced to serreyear at; bard 1ab0r...;.. Far*. 4
Lady Dorothy ; Cuthbert i Is ' accidentally ; killed
by husband ' during ' pheasant ', shoot. '\u25a0-. \u25a0-'\u25a0 ', Par* -.4
. .Rupture 1 between Premier 'Clemencean and
Minister Brland may lead to retirement of
ministry. ' ' Par* 1
SPORTS |;
Jack O'Brien will attempt to; defeat ' three
men In the same ring at Los Angeles on Febru
ary m. . ; ' \- : ..[:.,\u25a0' ;V" < :,' i Par*':6
2 Trainer . C. i A. ,. deal suspended ;. by > K« w / Oall-j
fornla Jockey Club stewards because of suspicion
that he admlnlstred stimulants to racehorse. P. 6
San -Francisco leads American* cities in number
of automobiles as - compared with the popula
tion. BP*?lßWliwf ff f^StmmfSSm *** ""-' p *t* 6
' Boxers ;Hyland' and; Tbompson may reach 'an
agreeemerit : as to "weights. ,7 : Par* 6
George W. Bell; will be Installed as president
of Labor Council this erening. Far* 9f9 f
MARINE ;_ „'. " Isß&tiEßßi
Dismasted Italian bark, "with .boats . rone, is
sighted -off -' Cap* Horn, ' but'* refuses offers, of
assisUnce. F»T« 11
MINING : ., -/ ;'"^'\u25a0 . . \u25a0-..;\u25a0..
Comb ia alien , of i two , San > Francisco sxchanges
Is postponed Indefinitely by ( brokers'-- Totes.'] P. IS
• Combination * Fraction f stock Va'dTances \ twinty-'
flTe points, ; with ' sales "of . 7000 shares/ ; Par* 12
social '
* Ecgagement \u25a0 of .] Miss \ Florepce j Marshall I Ward
and 'Eugene' Sheffield 'of University 'of California
announced. ??•£.<• - :'"'\u25a0 , ; : J - \u25a0:\u25a0':. \u25a0[ ,', \u25a0/: \u25a0•'•":" '•••'l?
'-j Last F Green way dance •of I the '.winter '/will *be
el rca . this e Tealog ; at . the. Palace" EoleL Pas;* I
I \u25a0 }m —iniiiiM IIIHSIIIMTIHI irillMTMiTn
SAN/^E^NGISGP//FRipAY/SFEBRUAR^
CALIFORNIA OIL
COMPANIES TO
FIGHT TRUST
Independents ; Prepare ai to
>Enter -/liocal: Meld -and
Market Their- Own Fuel
REPRESENT GAPITA^^
Propose to Run' a Line
of SteamsHipsi-Prom "-v-tiie
r - South, tb:^: San Francisco
./It was stated on - the Oil' Ex-/
change yesterday / that the.inde
pendent oil • companies of ,; Santa
Barbara County, were ; formulat
ing a plan to defy the Standard
Oil Company and to*market their
own petroleum.. The concerns
interested represent a total capi
talization of more than $5,000,-;
066. According to : the /informa
tion given out v the project ; calls
for ari independent steamship
line to run from Santa Barbara
and San Luis Bay; to Sam Frar£"
cisco and ; ;. points -in the}/Ndrth-'
west. A featiire. of /the* scheme,
I ! nct ?^ "yet ** 'perfected*.* includesfthe
cb-operatidh -of the Midway^ Oil
.Company," near Bakersfield, : the
fuel to be; carried by pipeline
from the company's wells to tide
water at Monterey, or Port ' Har
ford pn : . San .Luis Bay.* The en
tire plan was called forth by the
refusalof the Standard Oil Com
pany to offer satisfactory prices
for the petroleum. ; \u25a0*-'*"'.'
BPURXED BY THE TRUST
.Many of 'the. contracts - made by the
Independent \ pi^jducers in both the
Santa 'Barbara -and Kern -County fields
are /.about jto expire, i With a .view to
making .new' contracts, Timothy/ Spel
lacy' recently/ visited San Francisco
.on behalf of the Midway Company,
and > representatives of -the indepen
"dent companies In Santa Barbara
County also came to San Francisco to
confer with the officials of the Stand-:
ard. The Rockefeller agents * refused
to pay more than 25 cents a barrel for
the Kern : County oil and declined , to
exceed that figure for the Santa Bar
bara County oil, which is of higher
gravity and usually commands a high
er figure. The . independent compa
nies; thereupon determined to endeavor
to market their own oil. ;.
It/'ls understood, that the lnitiatiye
was taken. by Timothy Spellacy.t'lt is
known that the Independents / have
purchased a site "on/ San; /Luis/ Bay,
where it •is proposed . to \u25a0 build a wharf
and «rect tankaVe./ A site -; has / also
been secured on San -Francisco Bay,
on the Contra. Costa' shore.
: .GREAT DEMAND FOR; OIL \
• / The claim is made that there is "; a
scarcity of ' oil -'and r that / were it"-, not
for ; tHe/ manipulation practiced by the
Standard * Oil Company : prices at 'the
wells , would be \u25a0 three .t imes their pres
ent/ figure. Nevertheless, the Standard"
has ..'refused to . raise .materially \u25a0"\u25a0its
offer. .-.. Its vast tanks in /the Santa Bar
bara fields have ; barely; enough fuel iin
them t to cover the metallio bottoms./.
As a resiilt'of the policy of ! the trust,
many of . the / wel Is in "the {district [ have
been capped^ Companies which are
able 'to turn/ out 4000 : barrels 'a day are
turning out but half ' r that amount,
greats gushers = being -held , in check;
Fuel has become scarcer and scarcer iii
San Francisco, but -the Standard firmly
refuses ; tol meet the ; demand by paying
higher prices at the wells. j'- : ' \u25a0 "'\u25a0 '-"-.•\u25a0"
The growing ./demand for. oil, the
falling off [In- the \u25a0 Texas ' supply and • the
determination t of ' the \u25a0" Independents to
free"; themselves from the yoke' of /the
trust have encouraged' 'the producers
to ; enter- the i field \u25a0\u25a0 in = opposition^ to i the*
Rockefeller, Interests. • vri^^SA
EDISON CAVE-IN- ACCIDENTAL
; B AKERSFIELD, Jan. V 31:— "Death
due' to^the^accldental' cave-lnYof a'shaf t
at Edison ; ; Camp^;l,";;was; ; .thei verdict
handed • In, \u25a0 ton!ght\by;a .\u25a0"Coroner's ', Jury
investigatlng^thetdeath,: of . five ( miners
whoYwere; killed^ byA the ; caye-in v at the
Edison- -works^b^&jiilc^ftiJ^wa^l^
BLlcks\was entombed .for. fltteea'idaya,
T^HAT war Jwith Japan surely result from^th^ attitude of the San
:l^Francis^ ex
pressed ;• l^iPresident //Roosevelt at his conference ;:on/ Wednesday with tha
members o^/thV^ r. :l:: l :: \u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0 .:•
MAN WHO FRAMED
OIL TRUST DIES
•': NEW- YORK, : Jan. V. . 8 1.^— Samuel - C.
Dodd, ; for; many.- years < solicitor; for Hhe
Standard Oil; Company,"/ died; in; Pine
hurst, * ' North 'Carolina; ;-.:_Wednesday.
Dodd's death 1 removes one of ,the f great-/
est. of thevpowerful and" wealthy -men
who have i occupied! positions: of • com-
manding ; influence - . while ;lthemselves
remaining \ in? thej" background." '.Amid
all the discussion > of; John;.D. : * Rocke-.
feller, H. >H. - Rogers, i William-. Hocke
feller, James Stillman and others; at \ the
head Jof : ; the j Standafd /; Oil JC ompany,
Dodd 'has} been '(• the , "man -behind" ; the
corporation. > He \ is .reputed to' have re-^
ceived a'salary/of^OO.OOOja^year. / ; ,
It : wast Dodd >,whoj prepared' the itrust
agreementHunder- which i the -Standard
Oil Company ///was : organized ': in ; ? 188 2,
and when, • after ten ; years of - conflict/ in
the Ohio "courts,: that trust had f- to ".be
dissolved r' it - was * Dodd 'again- who
shaped the ; company in the 'form : under
which' it' is^nbw: being operated.- r *{.
BRITISH STEAMER
ON THE ROCKS
; LONDON, '\;[ Jan. \ -31<— -The v; British
steamer V-Claverfng.-'r Captain^ v Barton*
outward ; bound", for/ Japan,". -was'; blown
ashore ;by> a .{heavy,- gale ; at * the'; mouth
of the "\u25a0: River j* Tees -last- night.^ "Life
boats -made "efforts all through:; the day
to \u25a0 rescue -the; crew;; of v the -- ship,\-.most
of whom '} are > Lascars.< Some £/we*re
landed, -but ; f orty/arei stilljunaccounted
for. /\u25a0' Thelchjef fofflcer/andvtwo^. Lascars
.were drowned f throughfithe'; swamping
of 'a boat.:/-/ ; "f\ '"*- ] :,/ '-/'v ?^. : :-;,\^: \u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0<*:{\u25a0
<\u25a0 : The" extreme . violence (of the \u25a0; gale and
the ; tremendous \ sVas j'that/j swept over
the ";v««ei|wmpell«d | thej lifeboat * men
aband6nltKelrTefforUs]to^ rescue.. Ac
sel threatens i. to *. break ?upl at f anyi mo -
men t.'^Md « there|^B^ &stl 11 fc Bom eWmen i
EVIDENCE BORNED
UP IN SAFE
COLORADO /rSPRINQS,' >Jan. SI.~A.
special' 1 to /the -Gazette 'from-* Cripple
Creek; says:..; '*-', : . ;;J /• . - -.'\u25a0'\u25a0 < -V-
Through a^flre> thought to have been
caused \u25a0/ by,* ''Pettibone "dope" • or -."helV
fire," a combustible liquid,,certain/doc
umentary \u25a0' evidence,*^* photographs - : and <
other valuable papers (that "were , to; be
used as evidence-against-,Moyer,:Hey
wood and Pettibone, officers .; of ' . the
Western": Federation' of iflners", charged
with complicity iln > the ; murder ; of 'for-*
iner '. Governor Steunenberg .'of ;Idaho,
arid which had been placed in; the safe
of : the Mine Owners' Association In this
city, , are -believed -to have, been de
stroyed.
,; ' At 1:45 o'clock 1 this, afternoon ; smoke
was discovered /emitting s from the -safe
Inithe'rooms of ;the association •in ; the
National Hotel.*/ Small I leaked
out;through a crack ati the, bottom,-and
falling on the floor, ,j burned^ holesiln
the linoleum. / The FlreV Department
.was 'called,' but > as the \u25a0; fire* wasXcon-/
fined -to the safe" It was /shoved;out
on; the sidewalk and . all 'the i crevices'
were -stopped; up- with j, putty. .'".'"
'V-, The': chemical ? came / into * the : posses-.
slon j of : the - Mine \u25a0 Owners'/. Association
through Steve /Adams' .'confession 1 ' ser-/
eral months/: ago. It i had \ been? burled
in , the Cripple Creek * district, and ;was
found after /Adamßdlscloßed; Its .where-/
abouts. ~ It : was stored ) in ; the ; safe J for
•ÜBe/atthe trial; aa i evidence. •/ ,
/The liquid, it ; is j said, • will* Ignite by
spontaneous • combustion, t if •\u25a0 kept V ln -a
place^free' from 1 air. . i It}ls claimed' that
It will produce {Intense ; heat. This, *it
is ; believed, "has .; affected ..the/combina
tion of the ' safe, ; as -It\u25a0 is • impossible rto
open /it : and learn, the .v extent . of -.'the
damage. ; The; safe; stllH stands /on }%iio
sidewalk ' in \u25a0 front of',the^Natlonal\Ho
.te!/and is being guarded" by. policemen.'
CHINESE REFORM
PARTY ALARMED
\u25a0,l SHANGHAI, - Jan. sBl.s 81.— Th« : daily ar-'
rests V- throughout | th« \ lower f
region > of • Chinese /students \u25a0 who ', have
returned from Japan,^coupled i with re
actionary. success " at-" Peklng^/and "the
action i of the- Shanghai? mixed icoiirtUn
, handing V over;_ alleged^, revolutionaries
|oo i the Chinese authofltlea/ are, causing
•consternation among the-; • members ,' of
\u25a0 the • fef orm^, party. t -: : \;'-,' ''://; VV;-^ \u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 -y
,Tao\Tai Sun,'; a "nephew jof t Grand
i retary J Sun : Ch lai Gai,\ha«jbeenj arrested
at '*^^Nanklng,"^ charged^ withT; conspiracy
agalnßt|the^Goyernm*ent^^:;rj': : v ,, -, ! "
;yiTh^^^S§^«trlctures;on ithe^ inactlv
j^y^ofyt^f^Uve^atithorltieg,'in the
fin^ffit® f amine|stilcken ; -? arealShiave
I«uj»edf^SUd^iieaafttlonUn : the , Yamea*.
a^s^hirty-five" years ago a class of thirty- |
/wi^girls graduated from a San Fran- ;
/Sscovhigh school. They have held rc^y
unions every, year since. See the illus
tra£ed^article~in V
i/TheSunday Call i
FRENCH MINISTRY
MAY RETIRE
K v,PARIS,^JanI.3I.7-The existence of the
Cabinet Isbelieved to be "in danger as
a j result of ' the clash -in the Chamber
of j Deputies last, night between Pre
mier- Clemenceau : and" Minister of Edu
cation Briarid. While the' incident was
superficially^ • smoothed : over. It Is
learned : that It -was the ! result of a
radical ; divergence ', ot • views regarding
the proposition: of the^ French Bishops.
" ''Briand, ; like ! ,hls -chief, regards the
proposition as belok unacceptable in its
\u25a0present >; form,- but? the 'former believes
that 'the door of conciliation should not
.beVclosed. -•; Clemenceau, .however, will
brook; no opposition, and at the Cabl
nefmeeting ;toaay apparently carried
his point.'. \u0084
' Announcement^at aay moment of the
retirement of Briand from the Cabinet
would* not \cause surprise, and if he
goes /the .whole • ministry ; will undoubt
edly; follow.* .-;
j-iThe 'first-, definite in the
carrying? out* of the declaration^ made
by/;, the < Bishops Is • recorded from the
dlocese^of Grenoble, where the priests
of fourteen communes presented to the
Mayors today the. draft of a lease for.
the churches,- couched ; ln, the terms set
forth; inHhe 'Bishop's declaration. Ten
Mayors at once signed* the draft, "while
four : defer red. signing until th« receipt
of instructions.;;' ":. '\u25a0
DEAD COVER FLOOR
OF MINE SHAFT
i< CHARLESTON, >W. Va., Jan. SI.-— The
bodies "of \u25a0 nine of " the victims of.Tues
day's 'explosion ; were /brought to the
surface _\.to-day.'._ ' Seven -\u25a0 of the dead
"were/ Identified,' ' as ifollows:i follows: .W. •• Mln
neri /'"John? Hamilton, < Frank " Lover ing,
John rMorrls/.Thomas \u25a0 Crather, William
Blake/ Henry^Rose: - * '
; " The'.bodiesj'were^ brought ,up by.Ed
ward w ,Plckney, ; Inspector^ of the mine,
and. John Absolom, . /district mine "in
spector,* who were k the first to go down.
.Their/ search was -one /of great periL
The^menlremalnedfln the" shaft three
hours." Mutilated --bodies the
bottom ;of vthe. shaft^jo! thickly. that the
two 'j rescuers ''i found ,. it v Impossible :to
move 'about"'/ without -stepping 7; upNn
[them. .* -They (counted *;twenty-slx bodies,
but Rafter!, sending ; up ".nine /were, so \u25a0 ex
hausted • that^the pothers ;were 'allowed
to^reniainjuntll^th'e' cages could; be put
lhtoVworkingforder.'-.; :. s
} . ; : Sixteen .more -bodies Cwere ; recovered
from ' the" r mlne t late ; tonight"/: - It ; is ; novr
regarded ' certain^ that 1 ; no V one -.; in \the
mlne;at%the time of the explosion es
caped... .< / ':S~
LASKER ! WINS THIRD GAME,
NEW.iYORK. Jan. 31.— 8y winning.to
night'thelthlrdJganieTofjmatch^playifor
L thet*chess championship .'of the world
againstjFrank? j;-^ Marshall.- Dr.'Emanu*!
Lasker • has J three? games > to S his i creUf t,
while Marshall 7 has none.^ Marshall "was
defeatediafter 'forty.- thr«e moves.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BROWN RACE
INSISTS ON
EQUALITY
Will Demand Most
-. Favored-Nation
• Treatment
Treaty Negotiations
Placed in Jeopardy
Open Schools to Be ,
Price of Coolie
Exclusion
Island Government
Is in Sullen Mood'
Ira E. Bennett
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.
A member of the California
delegation said today:
"As nearly as I can recol
lect, this is the substance of
the language # used by the
President; at the conference
with the" Calif ornians yester
day on the Japanese ques
tion:
"'We must act imme
diately in removing all
causes of friction . between
the United States and Japan.
The San Francisco school
question must be disposed of,
if possible, without waiting
for the decision of the courts.
Foreign Minister Hayashi
declares that, if the courts
decide unfavorably, the anti-
Japanese movement in Cali
fornia will be considered to
represent the opinion of the
whole United States, and
that this would require dip
lomatic adjustment. This
can have only one meaning
—you can understand it. The
situation is more serious than
you believe.
" That Mayor of yours,
the bassoon-player, whose
tune is hot air, may think
war with Japan would not
amount to much, but we are
dealing with a nation of
proud and brave people. You
do hot know their, resources.
War with them would not be
anything like the war with
Spain. The Japanese are not
like; the Europeans, who will
exhaust the resources of dip
lomacy before going to war.
When Japan strikes she
strikes quickly and without
warning. We must do all we
can -to remove any possible
cause of war. If trouble come
it must not be our fault. We
must avoid a rupture if
any plan of diplomacy can
doit.' "
HOLDS SERIOUS VIEW :•
The Californian added :
"This, as nearly as I can recall,
was the language, of the Presi
dent {His serious view of the
situation was -a great surprise to
us. He informed us. thatxit was